Rove, Krauthammer credit CNN's King

1/22/12 8:28 AM EST

In response to John King's opening question to Newt Gingrich, a pair of zingers from the right:

Karl Rove: "Taking on the media is always good in a Republican primary. John King couldn’t have set up the question in a more positive way for Gingrich to just nail it and haul it right out of the park."

Charles Krauthammer: "If Newt Gingrich wins the presidency, John King is going to have a gilded seat in the White House briefing room. It's going to be an endowed chair."